Camden Riversharks' Gay Community Night

It's becoming commonplace for teams, particularly in baseball, to welcome groups of fans from the LGBT community. For sure, the teams are interested in selling tickets. However, the fact that they treat gay and lesbian groups no differently than other groups of fans -- Boy Scouts, church groups, colleges and universities, whatever -- is important.

The Phillies are one of the forerunners in this area, as this year's Gay Community Night at the Phillies will be the 8th. (Information on the event is available here.) Just within the last 10 days the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins held similar events, and it's not limited to major league baseball. NBA and NHL teams, including the Flyers and 76ers this past season, have also held events. However, it's spreading even beyond the four major pro leagues. The organizers of the Phillies, Flyers and 76ers events put together two more events, which were held on back-to-back nights last week: Out with the Philadelphia Freedoms (the World Team Tennis) and one that strikes me as more significant, the first Gay Community Night at the Camden Riversharks. I was at the latter. More, including some video, after the jump...